stomach

  • 21stomach — 1 noun (C) 1 the organ inside your body where food begins to be digested (digest1 (1)) 2 the front part of your body, below your chest: Andrew was lying on his stomach. 3 do sth on an empty stomach to do something when you have not eaten: Don t… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Stomach — The stomach is part of the digestive system. It is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upper part of the stomach connects to the esophagus, and the lower part leads into the small intestine. When food enters the stomach, muscles in… …

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  • 23stomach — n. digestive organ 1) to settle; turn, upset smb. s stomach 2) an empty; full; queasy; sour; strong; upset; weak stomach 3) a stomach aches, hurts 4) on an empty stomach inclination 5) to have no stomach for smt. * * * [ stʌmək] full hurts …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24stomach — 01. He punched me in the [stomach], and knocked the wind out of me. 02. She has a large scar on her [stomach] from where her appendix was removed. 03. We lay down on our [stomachs] in front of the television to watch the movie. 04. The young boy… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25stomach*/*/ — [ˈstʌmək] noun [C] I 1) the soft part at the front of your body that is between your chest and your legs A horse had kicked her in the stomach.[/ex] 2) the organ inside your body where food goes when you have eaten it She ll feel better when she… …

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  • 26stomach — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Anglo French estomac, from Latin stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos, from stoma mouth; akin to Middle Breton staffn mouth, Avestan staman Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27stomach — Synonyms and related words: abatis, abdomen, abide, abomasum, accept, aftertaste, anus, appendix, appetite, bay window, bear, bear with, beard, beerbelly, belly, bitter, blind gut, blink at, bowels, brain, brains, breadbasket, brook, canine… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28stomach — 1. noun 1) a stomach pain Syn: abdomen, belly, gut, middle; informal tummy, insides 2) his fat stomach Syn: paunch, potbelly, beer belly, girth; informal beer gut, pot, tummy …

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  • 29stomach — /ˈstʌmək / (say stumuhk) noun 1. (in humans and other vertebrates) a. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, forming an organ of storage, dilution, and digestion. b. such an organ, or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal, when… …

  • 30stomach — 1. noun 1) a pain in my stomach Syn: abdomen, belly, gut, middle; informal tummy, insides 2) his fat stomach Syn: paunch, belly, beer belly, girth; informal pot, tummy …

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